Contest To Draw On Artists' Pencil Skills

Sponsored by the South Lake Art League, the contest is restricted to works done in pencil-form media only, such as graphite and pencil pastels.

Each entrant can enter a maximum of two examples of their work, and all entries must be hand- delivered to the South Lake Art Gallery between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Each piece will require a $5 entry fee to defray costs.

The juried show will be open March 24 to April 6. Four $50 merit awards will be distributed to winners.

The winners and works to be displayed in the show will be chosen by Lydia Quick, director of the Windemere Art Gallery.

-- The Bay Street Players will hold auditions for Charlie's Aunt at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the State Theatre, Bay Street, Eustis.

Six men and six women will be needed for the cast of this show, which is slated to open April 25 in Eustis.

The Players continue their presentation of the musical comedy Chicago at 2:30 p.m. today and during the coming week. Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday are at 8:30 p.m., and a matinee next Sunday will be at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $6.50 and are available by calling 357-7777.

-- Amateur photographers 18 and over have a shot at winning the Leesburg Board of Realtors annual photo contest, which could win them a place in a national competition honoring ''People and Their Property.''

The contest is being co-sponsored by The Photo Place, Leesburg.

Entries for the Lake County contest must be in before April 5. Prizes will be a $100 savings bond for first place and a $75 bond for second.

Winners go to the Florida Board of Realtors for submission to the National Association of Realtors show. That show gives $1,000 top prize, with $500 for second and two honorable mentions of $250 each.

-- The Leesburg Art Association will present its next installment in a series of art films at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Leesburg Public Library. The film, The Agony and the Ecstasy, is a fictionalized account of the life of Michelangelo. The movie stars Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison and Alec McCowert. -- The Ice House Theatre opened The Happy Time Thursday night. The show will play in a matinee performance today and next Sunday at 2:30, and at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. Call 383-4616 for tickets.